# NTSB DEN73DTC23: Piper PA-18, N1449A, Buffalo, WY, April 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1973
- Place: Buffalo, WY · BUFFALO, WY
- Location: 44.3385° N, 106.7153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3385&lon=-106.7153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC23

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0860  73/4/22  NR.BUFFALO,WYO        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N1449A              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 33, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            515 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BUFFALO,WYO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- RAN INTO ROUGH GRND,BECAME AIRBORNE.ACFT HIT SNOW BANK. SURVEYING LIVESTOCK AFTER BLIZZARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1449A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1449A-1995-11-08), registration cancelled 1995-11-08, S/N 181835 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730422009479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730422009479A), Apr 22, 1973: Piper PA18135, Buffalo, WY, Substantial damage. Ran into rough grnd,became airborne. Acft hit snow bank. Surveying livestock after blizzard.

## Other investigations on N1449A (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN65D0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0017), Jul 2, 1964: Piper PA-18 (N1449A), Cody, WY, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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